Chapter 45: Liu Bei retreats to Langya City and Ji Hao’s “sound” strategy!
"It's not that General Guan is holding us back, but Ji Chengtian's archery skills are truly terrifying, and the bow he uses far exceeds nine stones, which makes it difficult for General Guan to deal with. Zhao Yun's archery skills are also superb, and he is not inferior to General Guan in a single fight." Jia Xu said with some annoyance: "I underestimated them too much, and I shouldn't have suggested that the lord fight him with words!"

He dared to bring up the "archery duel" because they had been colleagues for such a long time and he knew Lu Bu well.

Know about Lü Bu's archery skills.

In terms of martial arts, Lu Bu was defeated by Ji Hao and was no longer invincible, but in terms of archery, he was still the best Jia Xu had ever seen, and even looking at ancient and modern times, no one could match him.

Even the Flying General Li Guang is inferior to him.

Even if Xiang Yu were to be resurrected, he would still suffer a loss in an archery duel with Lu Bu.

That's why Jia Xu proposed a literary duel.

Unexpectedly, Ji Hao's archery skills were no less than Lu Bu's. In fact, because of his great strength, he used a strong bow weighing more than ten stones. In this way, Guan Yu's weakness was exposed.

In addition, Zhao Yun's archery skills are also superb.

It may seem that Guan Yu was holding back, but in fact he was under too much pressure. If it were someone else, he would have died long ago!
Especially after Guan Yu stepped forward in anger.

In a one-on-one duel with Zhao Yun, he was unable to suppress the opponent and was at a disadvantage due to his injury. Zhang Fei was even more uncooperative and even replaced Lu Bu, leaving them with no chance of turning defeat into victory.

"Sound the horn to call back the troops!" Liu Bei gave the order decisively.

If the fight continued, Guan Yu might be killed, so he naturally didn't want to fight anymore.

When the exemption from battle sign was hung high, Zhang Fei immediately ran over to help Guan Yu up, while Lu Bu looked at Ji Hao and said with a complicated expression: "Chengtian, you are not a one-man army. Next time I fight you, I will never fight you alone!"

It was incredible to hear these words coming out of his mouth.

In the past, only others said that "Lü Bu cannot be defeated by one person alone", but now, Ji Hao has become the one who cannot be defeated by one person alone.

He, Lu Bu, also had to join forces with others before he could fight him.

"I'm not afraid, but by then, I might have the most people!" Ji Hao smiled and said, "Your general Gao Shun is still alive. He fell into my hands and refused to surrender. Your trap camp is also great. You captured 900 people alive, and more than 800 of them would rather die than surrender. It's a miracle!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Lu Bu's expression changed instantly.

He was so busy: "Don't kill them!"

Lu Bu was not loyal to his superiors, but he valued feelings. Not only did he value his relatives very much and would never abandon his wife and children like Liu Bei did, he also valued his brothers very much.

Although this brother was limited to the Bingzhou cavalry, the first few hundred people who followed him.

"Why?" Ji Hao asked with a smile.

This made Lu Bu instantly deflated.

Yes, why?
You have fallen into someone else's hands. They can kill you or chop you up, but you have no control over it!
"However, I didn't kill them. I escorted them to Qingzhou to open up wasteland!" Ji Hao added: "If you have enough bargaining chips in your hand in the future, you can ask me to exchange them back."

It is said that Cao Cao made a big mistake by releasing Guan Yu out of his love for his talent.

But who doesn’t love talent?
Ji Hao also admired Gao Shun, who refused to surrender even at the cost of his life, and was determined to follow him and Lu Bu's Xianzhen Camp until death. He estimated that in the original novel, when Lu Bu was fighting Cao Cao, he had already lost all his strength.

Otherwise, if the eight hundred veterans of the Xianzhen Camp were still there, Cao Cao might not be able to defeat him so easily!
"Thank you!" Lu Bu said with a fist salute.

At this time, Liu Bei stepped forward and said, "Ji Chengtian, when we swore brotherhood in Peach Garden that day, I excluded you. It was not because I didn't know your ability! It was because, during my interactions with you, I found that you had no respect for the emperor at all. Sometimes you even called him 'old emperor'. We are on different paths and cannot make plans together!"

When this was said, many people who didn't know the relationship between Ji Hao and Liu Bei were shocked. It turned out that when Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei swore brotherhood in Taoyuan, Ji Hao was also there?

He was actually kicked out by Liu Bei and almost became the "Fourth Person in Taoyuan"?
"Is there such a thing?"

For a moment, Yuan Shu became interested.

Everyone loves to listen to gossip.

"is it?"

Ji Hao didn't know whether Liu Bei was worried that this matter would be exposed in the future and he would be branded as "blind", so he took the initiative to say it at this time, or whether he really thought that way at the time.

But, none of it matters.

Time can change anyone. Now, he is no longer the indecisive little fanboy, nor is he the naive boy who only wanted to enjoy the shade under a big tree.

He has wives, concubines, children, subordinates, and a state with people who believe in him!

"You are right. I do not have much respect for the emperor, because the original emperor was our Zhou royal family!" Ji Hao did not hide his ambition at all, and said directly: "I am a descendant of the Queen of Humanity. If the world is peaceful, I will naturally not cause trouble. But unfortunately, your Han Dynasty has worn the crown for 400 years and can no longer bear the burden."

After that, before Liu Bei could speak, he continued, "I originally thought you were a kind and righteous person, and wanted to help you build another Later Han Dynasty, but later I found that it was not the case. Your kindness and righteousness are only for your brothers, and your great wish is only to support the Han Dynasty. But I tell you, this world does not belong to the Han Dynasty, but to the people!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Liu Bei immediately became angry.

He yelled, "Shut up, you are just an ambitious thief, you are not worthy to talk to me about the world!"

"Xia, Shang, Zhou, Jie, and Emperor Zhou You, they also regarded themselves as the masters of the world, but what happened later? If the world really belonged to someone, there would be no Shang, no Zhou, no Qin, and no Han Dynasty!" After Ji Hao finished speaking, he turned around and shouted: "Three armies, Qingzhou folks, who owns the world?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the 30,000 people behind him immediately shouted.

"For all the people in the world!"

Then, men, women, old and young stood up on the tall Great Wall and shouted, "People of the world!"

The voice resounded throughout the heavens and earth, causing Liu Bei, who was originally furious, to suddenly show fear - it was not because he was timid, but because Ji Hao's "psychological strategy" just cut off his roots!
A man who is a descendant of the Queen and a direct descendant of the King of Zhou said, "The world belongs to the people." How would he refute it?
It is obvious that the fighting spirit of the soldiers behind him is not very high.

The wounded Guan Yu even had some doubts between his brows, but the carefree Zhang Fei didn't care about it and muttered: "This sharp-tongued man doesn't look like he has never been to school."

But Jia Xu's expression changed.

He hurriedly said: "My lord, we have to retreat. Be careful of their surprise attack!"

"withdraw!"

Liu Bei had already made preparations for both scenarios and arranged personnel in Langya City to provide support and ensure an orderly evacuation.

He even led the troops himself to prevent Ji Hao from attacking.

However, Ji Hao did not lead his troops to charge - the enemy's morale had indeed dropped to the extreme, and if they charged forward, the chance of winning would be over 80%.

But is 80% enough?
Not enough, he wants to be sure!
"Where are the engineers? Expand the Great Wall, use 'Langya City' as the boundary, build cement walls, and enclose as much territory as you occupy!"

Ji Hao gave the order and started his own "steady" strategy. "健" means "建", which means building a high wall!
　The afternoon chapter has been written, and I will update it in advance so you won’t have to wait.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)